Mob assaulted man on suspicion of bovine smuggling

2019-12-30

Main Information

  • Victim Names Sagir Khan
  • Date of Incident 2019-12-30
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Transportation of cattle
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Rajasthan
  • City/District Alwar, Kishangarh Bas, Alwar
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Kishangarh Bas, Alwar
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Some teenagers who were travelling in their car got into a fight with Khan while he was driving through a village with his friend in his pickup truck. The teenagers raised an alarm for the villagers when they realised Khan was transporting cows in his pickup truck. When the villagers gathered, Khan's friend was able to flee, but Khan's car was delayed and the villagers attacked him. When the police control room learned of this, they immediately dispatched officers to the scene, where they sent Khan to a nearby hospital and seized his vehicle while also sending the cows to a shelter. The police filed a complaint against unknown persons